With sketches proposing modifications to the India front brake dust cover.
| Identifier | WestWitteringFiles\N\October1925-December1925\ Scan13 | |
| Date | 5th October 1925 | |
| R.R. 235A (100 T) (S.H. 159, 11-8-20) G. {Mr Griffiths - Chief Accountant / Mr Gnapp} 2800 ORIGINAL. TO HS. {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} FROM DA. {Bernard Day - Chassis Design} Copy to BY. {R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} DA {Bernard Day - Chassis Design} 1/M5.10.25. INDIA(Production 20 HP. with 4-speed box and Front Wheel Brakes) FRONT BRAKES + DUST COVER. X5940 Referring to the question of keeping mud etc out of the front brakes, would you please try the dust cover modified as shewn in the sketch. DA. {Bernard Day - Chassis Design} [Sketch (a) notes] EXISTING DRUM REDUCED IN WIDTH CARRIER INCREASED IN DIA AND TURNED DOWN AT THE EDGE (a) [Sketch (b) notes] EXISTING CARRIER CHAMFERED AT 45°. DRUM UNALTERED (b) [Sketch (c) notes] DRUM ALSO CHAMFERED AT 45° (c) [Stamp] RECEIVED ... OCT 1925 | ||
From the Rolls-Royce experimental archive: a quarter of a million communications from Rolls-Royce, 1906 to 1960's. Documents from the Sir Henry Royce Memorial Foundation (SHRMF).